9-to-5 seems stable, but it’s actually the most dangerous.
The salary is enough, not too much or too little. Then buy a car, buy a house, support the family. At this point, quitting is no longer called courage, but recklessness. So you convince yourself: wait and talk about it later.
But what are you waiting for? In the blink of an eye, you’re forty. Blink again, and you’re fifty. By seventy, you realize — those "later" moments are gone.
Crypto entrepreneurs understand this truth. They see through the illusion of comfort: it’s not a safe harbor, but an invisible shackle. Every additional mortgage diminishes your courage to pursue freedom; every extra year of salary adds to your psychological burden of leaving.
So some step out. They dive into Web3, start projects, embrace uncertainty. Because they know — by seventy, the biggest regret isn’t failure, but never trying.
Comfort comes at a cost. Most people just don’t see it.
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MEVHunterWang
· 5h ago
Hmm... That's really hitting home. A mortgage is truly the best shackle.
Honestly, seeing my friends being stuck in the office one by one, I feel lucky that I got into this circle early.
Will I regret it at 70? By then, there won't even be a chance to try.
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SchrödingersNode
· 5h ago
Really, a mortgage is the gentlest prison
Waiting too long is slow suicide; I've seen too many people living as zombies
These days, only those who dare to jump out are truly alive; others are just waiting to die
Well said, comfort is eating away at our souls
Web3 offers a chance to escape, though it's a near-death experience
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GateUser-26d7f434
· 5h ago
That really hits home, mortgage is truly the biggest shackles.
When I just graduated, I was so daring; now I'm just waiting to be screwed over.
At least the Web3 folks are still hustling, better than lying flat.
Comfort kills silently and unnoticed.
Wait, when will that be?
Mortgage, retirement, kids' tuition—one loop after another.
If I hadn't seen people turn things around in crypto, I would have believed that a 9-to-5 job is the safest.
Anyway, if you can gamble, go ahead; if you can't, just work honestly.
That's what they say, but who would support me if I really quit? Haha
9-to-5 seems stable, but it’s actually the most dangerous.
The salary is enough, not too much or too little. Then buy a car, buy a house, support the family. At this point, quitting is no longer called courage, but recklessness. So you convince yourself: wait and talk about it later.
But what are you waiting for? In the blink of an eye, you’re forty. Blink again, and you’re fifty. By seventy, you realize — those "later" moments are gone.
Crypto entrepreneurs understand this truth. They see through the illusion of comfort: it’s not a safe harbor, but an invisible shackle. Every additional mortgage diminishes your courage to pursue freedom; every extra year of salary adds to your psychological burden of leaving.
So some step out. They dive into Web3, start projects, embrace uncertainty. Because they know — by seventy, the biggest regret isn’t failure, but never trying.
Comfort comes at a cost. Most people just don’t see it.